MATHURA VS. AMARAVATI STYLE: A TALE OF TWO BUDDHA ART FORMS

The image of the Buddha, serene and meditative, has traveled through centuries, cultures, and empires. But not all Buddhas look the same. Two of the most influential artistic traditions that shaped Buddhist sculpture in India are the Mathura and Amaravati styles. Emerging from two very different regions of ancient India—Mathura in the north and A